IRAS 12116-6001 Nebula Wall Art including Frame Frame Colors:White The field covers 32 x

The field covers 32 x 32 arcmin 2

The wispy material is gas and dust

This Spitzer image shows the giant star Zeta Ophiuchi and the bow shock

where new stars are forming

it is all but impossible to see the heart of our galaxy

IRAS 12116-6001 Nebula Wall Art including Frame Frame Colors:White The field covers 32 xNASA's Wide field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, captured this colorful image of the reflection nebula IRAS 12116 6001. This cloud of interstellar dust cannot be seen directly in visible light, but WISE's detectors observed the nebula at infrared wavelengths. In images of reflection nebulae taken with visible light, clouds of dust reflect the light of nearby stars. The dust is warmed to relatively cool temperatures by the starlight and glows with